# How do we stop out of state money from influencing local elections?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-stop-out-of-state-money-from-influencing-local-elections/767967>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 8, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-stop-out-of-state-money-from-influencing-local-elections/767967 "2016-10-08T19:11:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-stop-out-of-state-money-from-influencing-local-elections/767967/61 "2016-10-17T17:04:14Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Now recognize that what we have today is somewhere between 50 and 90% of the way to implementing my thought experiment. Just using indirect legal means plus a bunch of under-the-table means.

> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> We’re almost there now.

> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> And then to think about how much our current world amounts to almost the same end result with therefore almost the same shortcomings.

It was an interesting thought experiment, but this is where you lost me. How do you figure we’re “almost there”? I don’t know of any elections for public office in this country that either charge voters or (knowingly) allow a voter to vote more than once.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-stop-out-of-state-money-from-influencing-local-elections/767967/62 "2016-10-17T17:33:57Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Why should we want to?

Has my question been answered? 😕

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**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-stop-out-of-state-money-from-influencing-local-elections/767967/63 "2016-10-17T17:47:28Z")

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All you have to do is make sure every single election and ballot initiative in your state affects absolutely no one else on earth, financially or otherwise, except for the citizens of your state. Easy Peasy.

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